单词 | indicate |
释义 | in·di·cate a. (1) < their laughter indicated their happiness > < his reply indicated total disagreement > < indicated his impatience by shrugging > < an anecdote that indicates the kind of people they were > < a fever that indicates severe illness > (2) < conflicting findings indicate further neurological research — Collier's Year Book > < increased luggage space is indicated for the family car — R.F.Loewy > < radical surgery is indicated in advanced cancer > (3) < his enthusiasm indicates a bright future for him > b. < their records must indicate ability to do successful academic work — Bulletin of Bates College > < their popularity is indicated by the warm welcome they receive everywhere > c. < the commission also indicated it might take action — Wall Street Journal > < indicated a willingness to negotiate — World > < the general outlines of it can be indicated — R.L.Duffus > d. < a map indicates where the ship was sunk > : direct attention to with more or less preciseness (as by pointing with the finger or making a gesture) < indicated the tray of sandwiches — Kay Boyle > : point at < the hands of the clock indicated noon > Synonyms: < to assume that Ginger's invitation indicated something serious — Clarissa F. Cushman > < the results thus obtained are believed to be the first to indicate a possible magnetic effect directly attributable to a solar eclipse — H.D.Harradon > < the results of the physical examination indicated some sort of antibiotic medication > betoken stresses the idea of visible or otherwise perceivable evidence or portent < the air with which she looked at the heathmen betokened a certain unconcern at their presence — Thomas Hardy > < towering business buildings, great warehouses, and numerous factories betoken its importance — American Guide Series: North Carolina > attest usually implies the more or less indisputable nature of the evidence < Washington's strong, natural love of children, nowhere attested better than in his expense accounts — J.C.Fitzpatrick > < the skill with which they executed these tasks attested to their considerable executive talents — R.A.Billington > < the fighting had been hard and continuous, that was attested by all the senses — Ambrose Bierce > bespeak is interchangeable with indicate though it stresses possibly a little more the role of the subject as evidence or token < a freshness and an originality that bespeak the intellectual vigor and intuition that he possessed — D.G.Mandelbaum > < a glint of pride in her eyes that bespoke her new dignity — Mary Lasswell > argue usually stresses a reasonable or logical connection between subject and object < his evasion, of course, was the height of insolence, but it argued unlimited resource and nerve — Rudyard Kipling > < a becoming deference argues deficiency in self-respect — A.N.Whitehead > < what a mistake to say that complexity argues culture — Norman Douglas > prove is to demonstrate or make manifest the truth of (a conclusion), suggesting the inferential validity of the relationship between subject and object < to become a writer was, however, in Thoreau's mind; his verses prove it, his journal proves it — H.S.Canby > < to them, faith is a belief in something which cannot be proven and understood rationally — Erich Fromm > < many studies have proved that the failure of an employee is seldom due to his lack of ability — W.J.Reilly > |
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